Thursday, 18 October 2007

11 Super Foods

Chances are high that every day we are bombarded by at least 3000 ads a day.

Many of these are ads from food manufacturers telling us why we should buy their product. Open up any magazine and there are 50 high-color, glamorous ads written by the best marketing minds on the planet telling us why we need to spend our money on their latest nutritional invention.

There really are some great products out there. But keep in mind that most of these contain fillers to extend shelf life and make them taste better. Not necessarily heightening our health or increasing daily performance.

The answer may be to live as one of the great Greek philosophers once said, “All things in moderation.” Especially when it comes to eating processed foods.

So here they are. Some of the basics of good nutrition, from which the majority of your calories should probably come:

11 Super FOODS

Oranges - rich in vitamin C, folic acid, and fiberWhole-grain bread - It’s higher in fiber and about a dozen more vitamins and minerals than enriched white bread or “wheat” bread (if the first ingredient is NOT whole wheat, don’t be fooled – it’s not whole wheat bread)Cantaloupe - A quarter of a delicious melon supplies almost as much vitamin A and C as most people need in an entire day. (Be sure to wash the outside of the cantaloupe, before you cut into it.)Broccoli – Contains tons of vitamin C, carotenoids, and folic acidSweet potatoes - A little-known nutritional powerhouse - one of the most nutritious vegetables you can eat. They’re loaded with carotenoids, vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. (Regular white potatoes are not in the same class as sweet potatoes)Watermelon – Excellent source of vitamin C and carotenoidsBeans – Inexpensive, low in fat, and rich in protein, iron, folic acid, and fiberSalmon or other fatty fish – The omega-3 fats are abundant in fish, especially fatty fish like salmon, sardines, and rainbow trout. Be sure to eat wild, not farm-raised.Spinach and Kale – Loaded with vitamin C, carotenoids, calcium, and fiberGarlic – This is such a great food that it’s in a class of its own. Garlic is full of organic sulfur compounds and even powerful antioxidants. Don’t over do it, but try to have some fresh garlic 1 or 2 times per week.Water – One of the best things to do for your brain and body is simply have a fresh, clean glass of water.

For more information on eating to enhance performance The Pillars of Excellence has several programs that meet the needs of all activity levels, from the average everyday employee to the super athlete trying to enhance their game.

Please remember that food is the best way to get and stay in shape and maintain the healthy body that can make the difference to reach extraordinary performance.

He is Dr John Paul DeMann Ph.D., CPEC, and PCC/ICFThe Founder & Creator of the Pillars of Excellence Organization

AS- Liberal Arts and Business AdministrationBS – Management with a minor in MarketingBA – Liberal Arts and Business AdministrationMAS – Aeronautical Engineering with a minor in Business Management and AdministrationBS – PsychologyMS – Psychology with Nutrition, Sport Conditioning and WellnessPh.D. – Psychology (Positive) - University of Berkeley

ATP: Airline Transport Pilot – The required credential to captain commercial aircraft.Certified Flight Instructor (CFIIEIMEI) - The right to teach all aircraft ratings from student to commercial.He has flown Boeing 767s as a first officer for a commercial operator.As well as DC-9s as a Captain, also for a commercial operator.Accumulated a total of 12,500+ hours of flight timeAccumulated 2500+ hours of flight instruction.Accumulated 2000+ hours’ aerobatic training and instruction.

Dr. DeMann is the creator of NPFT; Neuro Physio Flow Therapy. This is part of the copyrighted dynasty that includes the acclaimed life changing Audio program Soteria that includes the GPA: Life Enhancement Therapy.

He has built many successful businesses including a portfolio of eighty-five properties.He has achieved national & professional champion athlete status in two different sports and earned recognition as a professional WWF wrestler!

He holds the following certifications:1. NLP Practitioner, Master Practitioner & Teach the Teacher2. Hypnosis Basic, Advanced, Master & Teach the Teacher3. A Certified Personal and Executive Coach: College of Executive Coaching. This Requires a Masters degree or higher in Human development and Psychology.4. Personal Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation (ICF).5. Anodyne Practitioner, Anodyne Medical Therapist and Anodyne Trainer Certificates.6. PSYK-K Certified Practitioner and Trainer.7. Several high profiled assessment programs recognized by many of the Psychological Association Boards as high quality assessment tools that require certification at high standards.

Dr. DeMann carries out extensive research in the area of coaching in personal life and business development. He has created his own coaching models that reflect current research in the Humanistic Perspective styles, behavioral styles, cognitive styles, Integrative and cross theory approaches in coaching and personal & professional development.

He is certified by the following Boards:The British Association of Therapeutic Hypnotherapists.The Professional Board of Hypnotherapists Canada.The National Board of Professional & Ethical Standards America & Britain.The American Medical Board using Anodyne where he has earned the practitioner, Anodyne Medical Therapist Certification and Anodyne Trainer Certification.

Dr. DeMann has helped to create a ground breaking revolutionary new program called Anodyne. It combines NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) with Hypnosis and has been approved by the Duke University National Board.

His book ‘The Pillars of Excellence’ which is stocked by all the Barnes & Noble branches in the USA & pending for Waterstones and WH Smith in the UK, has already sold past the 500,000 mark in the first 3 months of this year alone! As such, it is well on its way to hitting the Top Spot on the New York Times Bestseller’s List and will of course be an International Success very soon after!

Here are just a few of the countries that Dr. DeMann has spoken, coached in and conducted many of the seminars he has created and qualified to teach:Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, Norway & Sweden.

As well as in these sports arenas:WWF (or WWE as it is now referred to), UCW and WCW (a.k.a. Wrestling!)Top American Baseball & Football teams.

John has visited many schools, empowering countless children! He has fantastic success with people suffering from dyslexia and also teaches people to learn how to learn, how to find their inner power and how to live a life with Purpose & Focus!

He will be visiting schools in Britain to show how to help a child go from, for example, a seemingly hopeless mischief maker, who cannot concentrate, who is ‘going nowhere’ - to an A grade student! And it’s not a long winded ‘process’ that takes weeks or months! It’s done and dusted in less than a day!

These teachings are, unfortunately - and quite CLEARLY, not taught in schools! This is why he is so committed to changing the way that we are being ‘taught’!

In the near future, The Pillars Family will be sponsoring youngsters through university and setting up weekend meetings where people can come together to build their own mastermind groups to encourage each other to stick with their development as well as to get extra coaching.

He has also pioneered a program that shows people how to improve their memory to a fantastic level very quickly. Can you imagine what this can do for children in schools?! Let alone the society at large!

He also happens to be introducing a revolutionary new program & concept that will flip the medical profession right on its head!

Anyone who acts on the teachings in his book ‘The Pillars of Excellence’ and seminar (Soteria) is going to go through the roof in regards to excellence in ALL areas of their life!